| ESCANES | Lord of Tyre in William Shakespeare play Pericles whose two lines are responses to Helicanus (7) |
| LYCHORIDA | Nurse to Marina in the William Shakespeare play Pericles (9) |
| NELUMBO | Plant genus whose two extant species are the sacred lotus of Asia and the water chinquapin of North America (7) |
| RUISLIP | Town in the London Borough of Hillingdon whose two current MPs are Boris Johnson and Nick Hurd (7) |
| SERIEMA | Large, long-legged territorial bird of South America whose two species are the red-legged _ and black-legged _ (7) |
| JANUARY | With a "wolf" full moon and symbols including garnet, carnation and snowdrop, month named after a god of doorways whose two faces look to the past and the future (7) |
| MATHIEU | French midfielder whose two spells at Arsenal sandwiched a five-year period at AC Milan (7,7) |
| FLAMINI | French midfielder whose two spells at Arsenal sandwiched a five-year period at AC Milan (7,7) |
| BURKEMO | Michigan golfer whose two tour victories include the US PGA in 1953 (7) |
| LOTTERY | Group damaged tyre in chancy competition (7) |
| SERPENS | Constellation whose two parts are divided by the constellation Ophiuchus (7) |
| AIRBASE | Where to inflate tyres in service station? (3,4) |
| THEPITS | Worst possible place to get new tyres in Monaco? (3,4) |
| OILPALM | Tree whose two-word name, when switched around, identifies its product |
| ROOTROT | Plant disease whose two words differ by only one letter |
| THAISA | Daughter to Simonides and Pericles' wife in the play Pericles, Prince of Tyre |
| ANTIOCHES | King who sets a riddle for those wishing to marry his daughter in Shakespeare's play Pericles, Prince of Tyre (9) |
| CLEON | Governor of Tarsus in the Shakespeare play Pericles (5) |
| RADIAL | Tyre in which the layers of fabric have their cords at right angles to the circumference of the tyre (6) |
| DIDO | Princess of Tyre in classical mythology who founded Carthage |
